Iran condemns Jenin massacre, reiterates support for Palestine

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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran will continue its support for the Palestinian nation against Israeli aggression.

In separate phone calls with the heads of the Palestinian Hamas resistance group Ismail Haniyeh and Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhalah, Amir-Abdollahian strongly condemned the Israeli killings of innocent Palestinian people, the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Website reported early on Monday.

Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that Iran will support its Palestinian brothers and sisters. His remarks follow the Israeli regime's most recent round of atrocities in the Jenin camp, in which ten Palestinians, including a woman, were killed.

Israeli occupation forces raided the Jenin camp early Thursday, killing 10 people and injuring more than 20, forcing residents and popular resistance groups to defend themselves and confront the occupation forces.

Palestinian media reported that more than 70 Israeli armed vehicles stormed the flashpoint city and the neighboring refugee camp, while Israeli snipers were deployed on rooftops, and heavily armed soldiers opened fire at Palestinian youths who tried to block their way.

The Iranian foreign minister also paid tribute to the Palestinian martyrs' souls and expressed sympathy to their families and the Palestinian people, and assured Palestine of Iran's continued support.

For his part, Haniyeh thanked Iran for its principled positions in supporting the Palestinian nation on all levels. Nakhalah also said, “We are proud of the positions announced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has been always standing with us against the Zionist regime and its actions against Palestine and its Holy places.”

On the other hand, in response to the Israeli raid on Jenin, eight illegal Israeli settlers were killed, and a dozen others were wounded in the aftermath of a shooting that took place in Nabi Yaqub, occupied Al-Quds.